Thermostable endoglucanases in the liquefaction of hydrothermally pretreated wheat straw

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thermostable enzymes have several benefits in lignocellulose processing. In particular, they potentially allow the use of increased substrate concentrations (because the substrate viscosity decreases as the temperature increases), re...

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Main Authors: Siika-aho Matti, Puranen Terhi, Zhang Junhua, Horan Emma, Szijártó Nóra, Viikari Liisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/4/1/2